Top baby names in Missouri, 1952
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 1,837 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,794 |
| 3 | Deborah | 1,439 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,333 |
| 5 | Barbara | 1,001 |
| 6 | Karen | 830 |
| 7 | Nancy | 812 |
| 8 | Sharon | 803 |
| 9 | Susan | 801 |
| 10 | Donna | 718 |
| 11 | Brenda | 693 |
| 12 | Debra | 678 |
| 13 | Carol | 659 |
| 14 | Janet | 636 |
| 15 | Pamela | 628 |
| 16 | Sandra | 621 |
| 17 | Kathleen | 533 |
| 18 | Joyce | 492 |
| 19 | Carolyn | 424 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 424 |
| 21 | Connie | 403 |
| 22 | Judy | 402 |
| 23 | Janice | 394 |
| 24 | Judith | 386 |
| 25 | Diane | 380 |
| 26 | Margaret | 366 |
| 27 | Shirley | 337 |
| 28 | Elizabeth | 326 |
| 29 | Beverly | 325 |
| 30 | Christine | 302 |
| 31 | Cheryl | 301 |
| 31 | Rebecca | 301 |
| 33 | Kathy | 296 |
| 34 | Marilyn | 291 |
| 35 | Peggy | 271 |
| 36 | Betty | 261 |
| 37 | Catherine | 260 |
| 38 | Kathryn | 256 |
| 39 | Denise | 250 |
| 39 | Diana | 250 |
| 41 | Paula | 246 |
| 42 | Joan | 236 |
| 43 | Martha | 227 |
| 44 | Marsha | 217 |
| 45 | Jane | 213 |
| 45 | Sherry | 213 |
| 47 | Vicki | 210 |
| 48 | Ruth | 204 |
| 49 | Cathy | 202 |
| 50 | Bonnie | 195 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,236 |
| 2 | Michael | 2,182 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,947 |
| 4 | John | 1,938 |
| 5 | David | 1,710 |
| 6 | William | 1,486 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,316 |
| 8 | Gary | 1,241 |
| 9 | Thomas | 1,055 |
| 10 | Dennis | 975 |
| 11 | Charles | 942 |
| 12 | Steven | 921 |
| 13 | Larry | 903 |
| 14 | Ronald | 792 |
| 15 | Donald | 757 |
| 16 | Stephen | 727 |
| 17 | Mark | 726 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 699 |
| 19 | Daniel | 570 |
| 20 | Joseph | 513 |
| 21 | Paul | 504 |
| 22 | Jerry | 475 |
| 22 | Terry | 475 |
| 24 | Roger | 378 |
| 25 | Gregory | 374 |
| 26 | George | 371 |
| 27 | Timothy | 354 |
| 28 | Edward | 348 |
| 29 | Danny | 305 |
| 30 | Douglas | 288 |
| 31 | Bruce | 271 |
| 32 | Randy | 270 |
| 33 | Lawrence | 240 |
| 34 | Gerald | 222 |
| 35 | Patrick | 220 |
| 36 | Dale | 218 |
| 37 | Stanley | 215 |
| 38 | Carl | 211 |
| 38 | Raymond | 211 |
| 40 | Anthony | 207 |
| 41 | Randall | 206 |
| 42 | Harold | 202 |
| 43 | Keith | 199 |
| 44 | Jack | 197 |
| 45 | Billy | 195 |
| 46 | Kevin | 193 |
| 47 | Roy | 187 |
| 48 | Alan | 180 |
| 49 | Wayne | 178 |
| 50 | Ricky | 173 |